Kuala Lampur, Jan. 11 -- HEFEI, Jan 11- European immunologist Andrew Macpherson has taken up a full-time position at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, a move seen as strengthening China's ambitions in life sciences, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP).

Macpherson, widely recognised for his work in gastrointestinal mucosal immunity, joins USTC from Switzerland, where he was a professor of immunology at the University of Bern and director of the gastroenterology department at Inselspital Hospital.

His recruitment follows a visiting professorship at USTC in 2024, during which he lectured students and guided research in his field, SCMP reported.

The immunologist, who won the Per Brandtzaeg Dist...